The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey grew from a collection the nurseryman Harold Hillier began in 1953, and now spread across 180 acres with one of the largest groups of champion trees in Britain and Ireland. There’s a large winter garden and several national plant collections. Open daily for paid entry. Romsey station is about 3km to the south-west.

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